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From the success of the Country wide Book Award and the Country wide Books Critics' Circle Award - and one of the very most original thinkers of the time - a riveting collection of essays about places in remarkable transition. Very good and Away gathers Andrew Solomon's writings about places going through seismic shifts - political, cultural, and religious. Chronicling his stint on the barricades in Moscow in 1991, when he joined artists in resisting the coup whose inability ended the Soviet Union; his 2002 account of the rebirth of culture in Afghanistan following a street to redemption of the Taliban; his insightful appraisal of the Myanmar steeped in contradictions as it slowly, fitfully pushes toward flexibility; and many other stories of deep upheaval, this e book provides a unique windows onto the idea of communal change. With his signature brilliance and compassion, Solomon demonstrates both how history is improved by individuals and how personal identities are improved when governments modify. A journalist and essayist of remarkable understanding and prescience, Solomon captures the essence of these cultures. Varying across seven continents and 25 years, Very good and Away requires a magnificent journey in to the heart and soul of extraordinarily diverse encounters, yet Solomon locates a common humanity wherever he travels. Illuminating the introduction of his own genius, his testimonies are always intimate and frequently both funny and deeply moving.
